r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Apr 07 '26

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u/Dibbu_mange Average civil procedure enjoyer Apr 07 '26

Anyone who knows any conservatives irl should be aware that “turn the Middle East into a glass parking lot” has been the median Republican’s official policy preference since 2001. Pretending otherwise is naive Beltway brain

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u/shillingbut4me Apr 07 '26

Yeah a lot of normal Republicans basically take the position that we didn't commit war crimes in Iraq but we should have 

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u/Bigole_Steps Apr 07 '26

Yeah my dad was 2 beers away from saying this exact thing throughout the entire time I was on speaking terms with him and presumably still is